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Dr Maya Ellison
Resilience & leadership keynote speaker
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- 01LeadershipLeadership speakers help executive teams and emerging managers lead through change with clarity.Leadership speakers help executive teams and emerging managers lead through change with clarity.
- 02MotivationalMotivational speakers open and close conferences with a story that people repeat afterwards.Motivational speakers open and close conferences with a story that people repeat afterwards.
- 03BusinessBusiness speakers cover strategy, growth, customer experience and operating models.Business speakers cover strategy, growth, customer experience and operating models.
- 04Futurist & AIFuturist and AI speakers explain what is actually changing, and what your teams should do about it next quarter.Futurist and AI speakers explain what is actually changing, and what your teams should do about it next quarter.
- 05ResilienceResilience speakers work with teams carrying a heavy quarter, a restructure or a long delivery.Resilience speakers work with teams carrying a heavy quarter, a restructure or a long delivery.
- 06KeynoteKeynote speakers to open your conference, with fees published upfront.Keynote speakers to open your conference, with fees published upfront.
- 07Female speakersFemale keynote speakers across leadership, resilience, business and technology.Female keynote speakers across leadership, resilience, business and technology.
Why planners choose us
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Transparent fees
Every speaker publishes a fee band. You can build a shortlist that fits the budget before you speak to anyone.
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You deal with the speaker, not a middleman adding twenty per cent. The relationship is yours from the first email.
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Tell us the date, the audience and the theme. We send a shortlist within one business day.
What planners say
“We saw the fees, picked three names and had a signed contract by Friday. It used to take a month.”
Booked in one afternoonElena MarshHead of People, Northbridge Group
“The shortlist actually matched the brief. Two of the three were people we would never have found ourselves.”
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“No sales call, no markup, no fee on application. Just the number.”
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- What is SummonSpeakers?
- SummonSpeakers is a speaker booking marketplace that publishes every speaker's fee band upfront. Planners browse the roster, compare fees before making contact, and book directly with the speaker. We add no markup to the fee you are quoted.
- How much does a keynote speaker cost?
- Professional keynote speakers cost between $3,000 and $120,000. Emerging speakers start around $3,000, established names with a book or research base sit between $9,000 and $30,000, and broadcast-level names start near $35,000. Every band is published on the speaker fees page.
- Is SummonSpeakers free to use?
- Yes. Enquiring is free, there is no account to create, and you are committed to nothing until you sign a booking. Speakers pay a flat listing fee, so we earn nothing from your booking and nothing extra when a fee is higher.
- How is this different from a speaker bureau?
- A traditional bureau adds 20 to 30 per cent to the speaker's fee and usually will not disclose the fee until you have had a sales call. SummonSpeakers publishes the band before you enquire and takes no percentage, so the number you see is the number you budget.
- Who uses SummonSpeakers?
- Conference producers, event managers, HR and people teams, and association directors — anyone responsible for filling a stage on a fixed budget. Most briefs we receive name a theme rather than a speaker.
- What happens if a speaker cancels?
- We find a replacement of the same calibre at the same fee, or you receive a full refund. If you need to cancel, that is free up to 14 days before your event.
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